How to look after a zakofevarkoy
Due to precipitation of the sediment, which remains from the coffee insoluble oils, the appearance of foreign taste and the smell of cooked coffee is possible. If the coffee maker is washed regularly, it will work for a long time. Takzhena some models of "coffee machines" installed a special counter, fixing each cup. So, after every 200 cups of coffee, you need to do a full cleaning of the device.
The coffee grounds, left in the container of the coffee maker, always changes the smell and taste of the most wonderful coffee drinks. And so you need to watch to ensure that such a thickening does not accumulate. Also, remove the leftover milk from the medication container in a timely manner, because the sour foam will simply spoil the taste and flavor of the subsequent cups of coffee.
Before you start cleaning the coffee maker, you must read the instructions to find out what parts of the device are removable, and how to properly disassemble it to prevent accidental breakage. In no case, the actual coffee maker under water can not be! Rinse under the faucet or in the dishwasher you can only individual parts of the drug.
How to remove scale
When the scales formed on the walls of the coffee maker, it must be removed with the help of special means, which should simply be added to the water, after switching on the preparation in the usual mode of operation (of course, without coffee).
There are different descaling agents, limescale: in the form of powder, liquid, in the form of tablets. Also on the market there are tablets that your coffee maker will clean from the accumulated during the preparation of coffee fatty coffee beans.
All these funds will help your "espresso machine" to remain in cash, improving its work, as well as the taste of coffee drinks. Purifiers, manufacturer's confirmation, are completely harmless and safe. Nevertheless, it must be remembered that after using various chemical means for cleaning, all the apparatus with which they were in contact must be thoroughly rinsed with running water.
There are also several "folk" methods for cleaning coffee machines, which are well suited for those people who do not trust enough in different cities to use industrial cleaning products.
Method one - you need to dissolve the vinegar in plain water (1: 2), and then the resulting solution should be poured into the flask for a while. And if the coffee maker is not cleaned for a long time, then the solution can be made more concentrated, for example, (1: 1).
The second way is to take citric acid (one gram) and dissolve in four glasses of hot water, then add another four glasses of cold water to it. The resulting solution should be poured into the kolbukofevarki for 30 minutes.
It should be noted that you should never use a baking soda for cleaning. This will, as a rule, lead to clogging of the filter and its subsequent unfitness.
And if the mark of your coffee maker has built-in filters that, as a rule, simultaneously soften the water, this will facilitate the subsequent cleaning process. True, these filters need to be changed regularly, because the contaminated filter becomes the source of the unpleasant odor itself.
Also, many modern brands of coffee makers are equipped with an already built-in self-cleaning system. And for this, you just need to press a special button to start cleaning and wait for the completion of the procedure.
It must be remembered that after the acquisition of a new coffee maker before the very first start it is necessary to thoroughly wash all the removable ones. Use a variety of cleansers or soap for this is not worth it, because this will cause a foreign smell, and it will ruin the taste of your coffee.